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Will be starting along the RTH from the airport (our flight lands at 9am from the West Coast) and staying at TravaasaHana for our first night. Since we will be staying overnight in Hana, it seems best to break up the different sites along the way, rather than cram them all in. Curious if anyone has advice on this?

Here's what we were thinking.

Option 1: Should we stop at the early sites before reaching Travaasa, then plan to visit the locations beyond Travaasa (like Oheo Gulch, Wailua Falls, etc) when we wake up the next morning?

Option 2: Drive straight to Travaasa, check in, and spend the rest of the day at Hamoa Beach, Oheo Gulch, and Wailua Falls. Then when we leave the hotel, we can check out the early mile marker spots we missed as we drive to Kaanapali.

I just wanted to say thank you to everyone for the helpful advice. We had such an amazing drive on the RTH! Since we landed at 9am, we got a later start on the trek but as a result, we had no traffic!

We decided to make all the stops until the Black Sand beach and had no problems with leaving our luggage in the car. We made sure to park nearby other cars in trafficked areas and were never gone too long. Along the way, we had amazing coconut ice cream and barbecue to die for!

We then spent a relaxing evening at the Travaasa and hit the road around 7am to get to Pipiwai Trail — it was AMAZING. We were the first people in the park and enjoyed the entire hike to ourselves. It wasn't until we exited the trail that people were starting to pull into the parking lot. We stopped at Braddah Huts BBQ on the way out, grabbed our luggage and hit the RTH to get to other side of the island. Again, because of timing, no traffic on the way out.

What a magical few days in Hana! I highly recommend an overnight stay. It makes the trip way more relaxing and really allows you time to fit everything in!